Sama
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Pinnawala elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka

Sama lives together with 62 other elephants at the Pinnawala elephant orphanage: (detailed list)

1. 1. ♀ Amali born 1994-04-16
2. 2. ♀ Anuradhika born 1993-11-15
3. 3. ♀ Ashokamala born 1998-08-07
4. 4. ♀ Bharathi born 2007
5. 5. ⚪ Binuki born 2011
6. 6. ♂ Buwaneka born 1999-12-07
7. 7. ♂ Charaka born 2006-00-00
8. 8. ♀ Dinuda born 2009-05-24
9. 9. ♂ Disa (twin) born 2021-08-31
10. 10. ⚪ Diula
11. 11. ⚪ Elvina born 2011
12. 12. ♂ Haritha
13. 13. ♂ Jandura born 1966?
14. 14. ♀ Kamani
15. 15. ♂ Kanaka born 2009-05-24
16. 16. ♂ Kandula III (Bibile)
17. 17. ♀ Kiriya III (Kira)
18. 18. ♀ Komali (Komalee) born 1971
19. 19. ♂ Kora Aliya
20. 20. ♀ Kumari born 1965
21. 21. ♀ Mahaweli born 1981-07
22. 22. ♀ Mali born 2003
23. 23. ♀ Mathali (Mathalee) born 1970
24. 24. ♀ Mayuri born 1983
25. 25. ♂ Meega
26. 26. ♀ Meena
27. 27. ♀ Menika born 1989-08-14
28. 28. ♀ Menika II
29. 29. ♀ Nandi born 2011
30. 30. ♂ Neela born 1964
31. 31. ⚪ Neelamani born 2021-09-10
32. 32. ♀ Nikini II
33. 33. ♀ Ninja born 1985
34. 34. ♀ Noni
35. 35. ♂ Pandu born 2005-08-00
36. 36. ♀ Punchi
37. 37. ♀ Ramiya
38. 38. ♂ Rangiri born 1989-08-16
39. 39. ♀ Rejina born 1982
40. 40. ♂ Sajjana (twin) born 2021-08-31
41. 41. ♀ Sandalee (Sandali)
42. 42. ♀ Sapumali born 1997
43. 43. ♀ Shanthi
44. 44. ♀ Shermi
45. 45. ♀ Sukumali born 1984-07-05
46. 46. ♂ Sumana Hasthiya
47. 47. ♀ Surangie
48. 48. ♀ Thammenna
49. 49. ♀ Thilaka
50. 50. ⚪ Thilamalai
51. 51. ⚪ unknown born 2011-00-00
52. 52. ⚪ unknown born 2011
53. 53. ⚪ unknown born 2011
54. 54. ♀ unknown born 2022-04-22
55. 55. ⚪ unknown born 2011
56. 56. ⚪ unknown born 2011
57. 57. ⚪ unknown born 2010
58. 58. ♂ Unnamed born 2011-07-16
59. 59. ⚪ Unnamed born 2011-02-17
60. 60. ♂ Unnamed born 2024-03-20
61. 61. ♀ Uthpala born 1999-08-06
62. 62. ♂ Wasamba born 1999-02-09

1: K. G. Sumanabanda (chief mahout from 1995 to 2010 )

Sama was born wild at Sri Lanka unspecified location.

When Sama was two years old she stepped on a landmine which blew her right frotfoot away. Since then she is walking on three legs.

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